The principle on which the Police Force of the International Settlement is organized, appears to us sound. It is that the bulk of street work is done by Indians and Chinese; their work being supervised and checked by European constables and sergeants; the latter patrolling and the former walking beats arranged as to control the Tudian and Chinese beats. The responsible work is in the hands of Europeans.
For ordinary police duties supervision is necessary, and it is not desirable that the number of Sikhs in the Force should be too preponderating: we recommend that the Indian branch of the Force should for the present consist of 450 to 500 and the European branch 225 to 250 sergeants and constables, and that ax any future increase becomes necessary this proportion should be maintained, Though he ix useful for traffic regulation, when properly supervised, and other road ork, there are duties for which the Sikh policeman is of little good. He is no detective, and he in not fitted to walk the many narrow alleys and courts in the native quarter which must be policed. There are other beats also which can be as well walked by Chinese as by Sikh constables. The Chinese are considerably less costly, and on consideration we are of opinion that 700 Chinese may be employed without risk to the efficiency of the Force.
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